Cyberbullying

Definition:

the term used to refer to bullying and harassment by use of electronic devices through means of e-mail, instant messaging, text messages, blogs, mobile phones, pagers, and websites. Other terms for cyberbullying are "electronic bullying," "electronic harassment," "e-bullying," "SMS bullying," "mobile bullying," "online bullying," "digital bullying," or "Internet bullying".

Cyberbullying Statistics

http://www.cyberbullying.us/research.php
http://stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/adult/indexAdult.asp?Area=cyberbullying

Center For Safe, Responsible Internet Use
http://www.cyberbully.org/cyberbully/

There are 4 types of online bullies:

• The Vengeful Angel
• The Power-Hungry or Revenge of the Nerds
• The “Mean Girls”
• The Inadvertent Cyberbully or “Because I Can”

"Posting things on the Internet is like feathers in the wind." Watch this video

Take a Stand

1. Take deep breathes and try to calm yourself- although difficult at times, don't allow your emotions to be controlled by a bully
2. Tell the person doing the bullying what they are doing is wrong
3. Walk away from your computer
4. Tell an adult immediately
5. Print out any information
6. "Silence, when others are being hurt, is not acceptable"

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